Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:59:50 -0400 From: parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net> To: Gary Dunn <knowtree@aloha.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Ports Management - List and Compare Versions Message-ID: <20020808205950.GA42254@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <1028838498.6408.27.camel@shf102107.hi.pac.army.mil> References: <1028838498.6408.27.camel@shf102107.hi.pac.army.mil>
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in message <1028838498.6408.27.camel@shf102107.hi.pac.army.mil>, wrote Gary Dunn thusly... > > Is there a way to list what ports have been installed on a system, the > version, perhaps date installed, and for each of those installed ports, > the version currently available in the ports collection? as already mentioned, see pkg_version(1) for comparison between versions currently installed & those available from ports. > Right now I just jot down what I install on a steno pad; simple, > but so low tech. > > Imaginary report (bogus data): > > ------ Installed ------ ------ Released ------ > Category Name Version Date Version Date > security openssl 0.9.6e_1 2002-08-08 0.9.6e_1 2002-08-08 > * sysutils webmin 0.98 2002-07-15 0.99 2002-08-01 on the same lines, you may find the following of some use which lists a port's category & verison... http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/unix/bin/listpkg.perl ...it could be modified to show the date but i find that useless. if you look in man pages of various pkg_* tools & portupgrade (in $PORTSDIR/sysutils/portupgrade), you may "easily" create shell script(s) to satisfy your requirements. - parv -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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